Read the following excerpt from "The Four Hundred Year Old Woman' by Bharati Mukherjee and answer the following question.
I was born into a religion that placed me, a Brahmin, at the top of its hierarchy while condemning me, as a
woman, to a role of subservience. The larger political entity to which I first gave my allegiance-India--was
not even a sovereign nation when I was born.
Which best describes the author's overall perspective in the above paragraph?
She did not choose to be Brahmin, she was born into it.
Much of what she was born into made little sense to her, but this foundation gave her a unique perspective.
India was not yet a sovereign state, but has a great future ahead.
Most women in India led lives of subservience.